September 16, 2016

We had another successful day in the Forest! The kids are so excited when they get to school. It has been wonderful watching their thinking become more creative and their forest plans more articulate.  Friday is our most favorite day of the week. This week we spent about an hour and a half in the woods. We started in the classroom creating our forest plans and then hiked to the woods for our snack, game, and forest exploration.  Enjoying reading about our adventures!

Mourning Dove, Coyote, and White Tailed Deer are having snack around the campfire.

Robin, Bobcat, and Bat are enjoying their snack too.

We sorted and categorized bugs today. We put them into four groups. We made a crawling group, a flying group, a caterpillar group, and a chrysilas/oddball group. We looked for the bugs in the woods. We needed to pick them up gently because if we dropped them, they would fall and get hurt.

Painted Turtle and Grey Squirrel were talking about how ladybugs both fly and crawl, so we could put them in both groups.

Coyote has playing in the dirt. She was making a dirt pile. She loves to play in the dirt.

Robin was standing on a stick, so that he could put more sticks on the fort. Bald Eagle said, "There is so much more building to do. We are not finished yet."

Skunk was building a ladder out of sticks.

Mink is picking up a large stick to help Bobcat and Robin build their fort.  Great teamwork.

Turkey is standing on the wire and jumping up and down. He looks so happy.

Red backed salamander is climbing a tall tree. He was trying to climb as far as he could go. Raccoon and Painted Turtle are waiting for a turn to climb the big tree.

Chipmunk spent a long time looking at the trees. She found her favorite and drew a beautiful picture.

Vermont frog is crawling on the ground looking for bugs.

                      Mink is climbing a tree to see how high she can go. She thinks she can go even higher.

Painted Turtle was walking on the wire with help from Mr. Connor. It was very hard to do but she stuck with it.

Bat is hanging out in a tree, but he is not hanging upside down because he wants to be safe.

Wild Turkey was trying to get up the tree. She stood high up in the tree and she was hanging her feet and sitting on a branch.  Don't be afraid mom! I am safe!

Moose was walking down the hill with her walking stick.

Reflections about Forest Day

"It was fun. I got to climb a trree."
"I liked climbing the tree that had its own ladder."
"I almost made it across the tightriope. The first time I only went two steps, but I kept trying and made it farther the next time"
"I built a fort."
""I am going to keep building my fort. We are building another room."
"I like the rope swing. I like to swing back and forth."


We are so excited to keep learning with our Woodland Warriors! Stay tuned for the next time we head outdoors. Rumor has it the PE and Music teacher are going to join us!

Ms. Eckert and Mrs. Koski